Attached is a .zip file containing the XP boot files that I have used on both a U120 and a U123 in creating a bootable USB drive. These are the same ones that I posted on the MSiWind.net web site. This is how I did it:
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Creating a Bootable USB drive using XP Boot Files
These files will work on the U100, U120 & U123
1. I started by formatting a 1.44MB diskette on my desktop Win XP Pro system
using the "FAT32" File system and with the "Create an MS-DOS startup disk" box checked. This is how I obtained the XP DOS boot files.
2. In order to copy the boot files I needed to be able to "see" them first as
Windows hides many of them. I "unhid" them by going to the
Control Panel > Folder Options > View and then I clicked the
"Show hidden files and folders" box. I also unchecked the box labeled
"Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)".
These changes allowed me to view (and copy) all of the 15 files created on the
above diskette. The list of files is as follows:
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CONFIG.SYS
EGA2.CPI
EGA3.CPI
EGA.CPI
COMMAND.COM
KEYB.COM
MODE.COM
DISPLAY.SYS
IO.SYS
KEYBOARD.SYS
KEYBRD2.SYS
KEYBRD3.SYS
KEYBRD4.SYS
MSDOS.SYS
3. I copied all 15 files to a folder on my hard drive for safe keeping. I labeled this
folder "XP Boot Files". You can put yours anywhere you want and call it anything
you like. I suggest keeping them in a separate folder, however.
4. I formated a 2GB USB drive using HP's USB Disk Storage Format tool v2.1.8
(the install program is named SP27608.exe). It is available all over the Internet. You
can do a Google search to find a good download source. I downloaded it from
http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197It installs as a normal program in Windows and is called DriveKey in the Program list.
6. When I started Drivekey I choose the "FAT32" File System and I checked the
"Create a DOS startup disk" box and then clicked on the
"using DOS system files located at" button. I clicked on the small box with the three dots [...] to browse my system for the "XP Boot Files" folder and selected it as the source of the boot files. Then I clicked "Start" to format the USB drive.
The program only copies COMMAND.COM, IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS to the USB
drive. The rest must be copied over manually if you want them. It may not be necessary to copy over the remaining files but I felt if XP included them on a bootable diskette then I would include them on a bootable USB drive.
7. I created a folder in the root directory of the USB drive called "BIOS". You may call it whatever you like although I believe DOS limits the name to eight characters so I did the same. Folder is a Windows term whereas directory is the equivalent DOS term.
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